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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.Physical disabilities add challenge to pregnancy(AP) -- Her first pregnancy brought Dianna Fiore Radoslovich a break from the weakness and pain of her multiple sclerosis.http://phys.org/news224175711.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 09 May 2011 16:02:18 EDTnews224175711Researchers welcome new multiple sclerosis drugThe Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug fampridine-SR for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have been evaluating the effects of the drug in MS for more than 10 years- it is the first medication shown to enhance some neurological functions in people with the disease - and their efforts helped pave the way for today's action by the FDA.http://phys.org/news183437559.html
Medicine & HealthSat, 23 Jan 2010 03:30:01 EDTnews183437559Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosisLow vitamin D blood levels are associated with a significantly higher risk of relapse attacks in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who develop the disease during childhood, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.http://phys.org/news183300300.html
Medicine & HealthThu, 21 Jan 2010 12:45:24 EDTnews183300300Little pill means big news in the treatment of MSA new drug for multiple sclerosis promises to change the lives of the 100,000 people in the UK who have the condition, say researchers at Queen Mary, University of London.http://phys.org/news183230427.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 20 Jan 2010 17:21:11 EDTnews183230427Guideline: Widely used device for pain therapy not recommended for chronic low back painA new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology finds that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), a widely used pain therapy involving a portable device, is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain -- pain that has persisted for three months or longer -- because research shows it is not effective. The guideline is published in the December 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.http://phys.org/news181458098.html
Medicine & HealthThu, 31 Dec 2009 05:50:01 EDTnews181458098Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosisCannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found that five out six randomized controlled trials reported a reduction in spasticity and an improvement in mobility.http://phys.org/news179118127.html
Medicine & HealthFri, 04 Dec 2009 03:30:01 EDTnews179118127Glial cells can cross from the central to the peripheral nervous system (w/ Video)Glial cells, which help neurons communicate with each other, can leave the central nervous system and cross into the peripheral nervous system to compensate for missing cells, according to new research in the Dec. 2 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The animal study contributes to researchers' basic understanding of how the two nervous systems develop and are maintained, which is essential for the effective treatment of diseases such as multiple sclerosis.http://phys.org/news178910103.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:02 EDTnews178910103Study describes new tool in the fight against autoimmune diseases, blood cancersA study led by a Scripps Research Institute scientist describes a new, highly pragmatic approach to the identification of molecules that prevent a specific type of immune cells from attacking their host. The findings add a powerful new tool to the ongoing search for potential treatments for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as blood cancers, such as myeloid leukemia.http://phys.org/news178824314.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:01 EDTnews178824314High unexpressed anger in MS patients linked to nervous system damage, not disease severityPeople with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) feel more than twice as much withheld anger as the general population and this could have an adverse effect on their relationships and health, according to a study published in the December issue of the European Journal of Neurology.http://phys.org/news178279955.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:50:01 EDTnews178279955Factors from common human bacteria may trigger multiple sclerosisCurrent research suggests that a common oral bacterium may exacerbate autoimmune disease. The related report by Nichols et al, "Unique Lipids from a Common Human Bacterium Represent a New Class of TLR2 Ligands Capable of Enhancing Autoimmunity," appears in the December 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.http://phys.org/news178264218.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 24 Nov 2009 06:10:02 EDTnews178264218MS is more aggressive in children but slower to cause disability than in adultsMagnetic resonance images (MRI) of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed in adulthood, researchers at the University at Buffalo have reported.http://phys.org/news177610613.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:02 EDTnews177610613Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patientA woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played in so-called "partner abandonment." The study also found that the longer the marriage the more likely it would remain intact.http://phys.org/news177089270.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:00:01 EDTnews177089270Teenage obesity linked to increased risk of MSTeenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who are not obese, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.http://phys.org/news177009035.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:20:04 EDTnews177009035Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain (w/ Video)In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. This is no trivial feat, given that specialized blood vessels act as a barrier between the nervous system and the bloodstream.http://phys.org/news176652011.html
Medicine & HealthThu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:57 EDTnews176652011What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according to a new study published in the November 4, 2009, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study is one of the first to examine how MS relapses affect people during different time periods of the disease.http://phys.org/news176579798.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 04 Nov 2009 18:10:02 EDTnews176579798Neurologists Investigate Possible New Underlying Cause of MS(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). The researchers will test the possibility that the symptoms of MS result from narrowing of the primary veins outside the skull, a condition called "chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency," or CCSVI.http://phys.org/news174760709.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 14 Oct 2009 17:39:06 EDTnews174760709Gentle touch may aid multiple sclerosis patients(PhysOrg.com) -- While gripping, lifting or manipulating an object such as drinking from a cup or placing a book on a shelf is usually easy for most, it can be challenging for those with neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's, or for people who had a stroke. For them, the tight gripping can cause fatigue, making everyday tasks difficult.http://phys.org/news174746473.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:01 EDTnews174746473Scientists identify 2 genes as potential therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosisA Mayo Clinic study has found that two genes in mice were associated with good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS). These findings give researchers new hope for developing more effective therapies for patients with MS and for predicting MS patients' outcomes. This study will be presented at the Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 11, 2009.http://phys.org/news171876719.html
Medicine & HealthFri, 11 Sep 2009 09:10:03 EDTnews171876719Virus responsible for deadly brain disease found in MS patients treated with natalizumabThe virus responsible for PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy), a rare brain disease that typically affects AIDS patients and other individuals with compromised immune systems, has been found to be reactivated in multiple-sclerosis patients being treated with natalizumab (Tysabri). The findings, led by scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), appear in tomorrow's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).http://phys.org/news171738057.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 09 Sep 2009 18:20:03 EDTnews171738057Cigarettes, not Swedish snuff linked to increased risk of MSWhile smoking cigarettes appears to significantly increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis, using Swedish snuff does not, according to a study published in the September 1, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.http://phys.org/news170954792.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 31 Aug 2009 16:40:06 EDTnews170954792National search for proteins that cause MSAustralian researchers will aim to discover the proteins that cause multiple sclerosis (MS), thanks to a new nationwide research effort.http://phys.org/news170494244.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 26 Aug 2009 08:31:24 EDTnews170494244Important development in the treatment of multiple sclerosis reportedA major step forward, with important implications for understanding how to reduce the severity of multiple sclerosis, has been made by scientists at the University of Bristol. The results are published online today in PNAS.http://phys.org/news170343854.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 24 Aug 2009 14:44:39 EDTnews170343854Smoking linked to increased brain lesions and brain shrinkage in MSPeople who smoke and have multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at increased risk of brain shrinkage and increased brain lesions related to the disease, according to a study published in the August 18, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Smoking has already been linked to an increased risk of developing MS.http://phys.org/news169751811.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 17 Aug 2009 19:00:02 EDTnews169751811Inexpensive hypertension drug could be multiple sclerosis treatmentTurning serendipity into science, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a link, in mice and in human brain tissue, between high blood pressure and multiple sclerosis. Their findings suggest that a safe, inexpensive drug already in wide use for high blood pressure may have therapeutic value in multiple sclerosis, as well.http://phys.org/news169744882.html
Medicine & HealthMon, 17 Aug 2009 17:30:02 EDTnews169744882Multiple sclerosis successfully reversed in animals(PhysOrg.com) -- A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) completely reverses the devastating autoimmune disorder in mice, and might work exactly the same way in humans, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research and McGill University in Montreal. http://phys.org/news169211700.html
Medicine & HealthTue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:01 EDTnews169211700Seriously ill Briton wins landmark ruling on assisted suicide A British multiple sclerosis sufferer won a landmark victory Thursday in her long-running legal battle to clarify the law on assisted suicide.http://phys.org/news168192508.html
Medicine & HealthThu, 30 Jul 2009 17:08:53 EDTnews168192508Cognitive testing, gender and brain lesions may predict MS disease progression riskCognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their future with the disease, according to a study published in the July 29, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Gender and brain lesions may also determine the risk of progression of MS years after diagnosis.http://phys.org/news168105994.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 29 Jul 2009 17:07:11 EDTnews168105994New clue into how brain stem cells develop into cells which repair damaged tissueThe joint research, funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the UK MS Society as well as the National Institutes of Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was conducted by scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and University of Cambridge and was published today in the journal Genes and Development.http://phys.org/news165668931.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:05 EDTnews165668931MS study offers theory for why repair of brain's wiring failsScientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with multiple sclerosis accumulates because the body's natural mechanism for repair of the nerve coating called "myelin" stalls out.http://phys.org/news165669818.html
Medicine & HealthWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:24:25 EDTnews165669818New control system of the body discoveredIt has been known for a long time that T cells can attack the body's own structures and, if they infiltrate the CNS, cause diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The T cells damage the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects the fibers of nerve cells. This damage slows down or blocks messages between the brain and the body, leading to various symptoms of MS such as impaired movements.http://phys.org/news165489022.html
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